EU 561 and Tachograph Compliance: What Small Carriers Get Wrong

Truck driver managing tachograph compliance and driving hours

TL;DR — EU Regulation 561/2006 and Smart Tachograph requirements are enforced through roadside checks and periodic audits. Small carriers frequently accumulate violations not from intentional non-compliance, but from inadequate monitoring systems. An audit finding €16,000+ in penalties — for violations that automated tachograph management would have caught in real time. EU Regulation 561/2006 governs driving […]